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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

HAMILTON L. SMITH, OF CLEVELAND, OHIO, ASSIGNOR TO HIMSELF AND LEVI BATTLES, OE CLEVELAND, OHIO, AND HENRY A. SVIFT, OF RAVENNA, OHIO.

PAPER-FILE.

Specification of Letters Patent No. 9,776, dated June '7, 1853.

To all vwhom it may concern.'

Be it known that I, HAMILTON L. SMITH, of Cleveland, in the county of Cuyahoga and State of Ohio, have invented a new and useful Article of Manufacture-to wit, a Paper-File--of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description, reference being had to the accompanyinof drawing, which forms part of this specification and represents a View in perspective of my paper-file partially lled with letters.

My letter file consists of a. series of narrow leaves (c a) which may be numbered and are bound together in the form of a bock. The outer margins (ZJ) of the narrow leaves are coated on one side .with a glutinous or adhesive preparation, common glue, or a solution of gum arabic for example, in such manner, that by simply moistening the glue and applying vthe margins of letters thereto they are secured permanently to the leaves in the order in which they have been respectively applied. As the boards or sides (c) of the book are of sufficient size to cover ordinary letters when unfolded, the latter when filed are protected from injury, and

can be conveniently referred to as the pages of a book.

In order that any particular letter may be found with greater ease, I have bound up a blank index with the prepared leaves, in which the name of the writer of the letter should be entered with the number of the leaf to which his letter is attached.

The lile thus constructed may be bound in any style and of any convenient size to suit the character of the papers it is' designed to preserve; it is also applicable to the filing of receipts, bills, papers, and memoranda of all descriptions.

I claim- The pap-er file herein described with prepared adhesive leaves or margins, as a new article of manufacture.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name.

HAMILTON L. SMITH. `Witnesses JOHN BARR, l THos. McKINsTRY. 

